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Arboreal - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Arboreal : adj
1: of or relating to or formed by trees; "an arborous roof"
[syn: arborical, arborary, arborous]
2: inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes" [syn: arboreous,
tree-living] [ant: nonarboreal]
3: resembling a tree in form and branching structure;
"arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda";
"dendriform sponges" [syn: arboreous, arborescent, arboresque,
arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike,
tree-shaped]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Arboreal : \Ar*bo"re*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of
trees. --Cowley.
2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or
trees; as, arboreal animals.
Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal. --Darwin.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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